Brought in to implement financial controls, weekly and monthly financials as well as oversee and manage day to day accounting and finance (payroll, receivables, cash management and banking relations). In addition I was asked to guide the company's finance group to the next level due to anticipated growth.

Collaborated with the CEO to restructure and strengthen the financial and operational performance of the company for sale.

Teamed with the CFO and senior leadership in turning around the company and it's finance group by restructuring, training, process improvement, and building trust and integrity internally and with debtors, banks, and private equity partners.• Created and implemented necessary financial controls and monthly analysis enabling timely, accurate and reliable monthly reporting.• Manage all audits with external accounting firm and bank examiners. • Manage disbursements, collections, weekly invoicing, cash management and financial reporting.

Managed all business unit finance and controller functions including monthly P&L reporting, sales and profit analysis, business planning, forecasting, budgeting, capital spending, pricing strategies, sales and marketing support, payables and receivables resolution, business process improvement and implementation.• Developed and implemented a pricing process for sales managers detailing gross profit on individual customer product mix resulting in improved business unit profitability of over 5 percentage points.• Selected for the business unit leadership team to advise on the financial impact of current and future strategies. • Implemented gross margin minimums of 25% for sales channels yielding more stable profits and better management of product pricing.• Reduced inventory reserves by over $250,000 through improved forecasting and communications.• Created profit and loss statements that provided executive management with specialized reports and analyses that comply with monthly reporting requirements.• Provided in-depth quarterly sales force compensation analysis. • Generated monthly, quarterly, and annual sales reports that analyze all revenue streams.• Prepared and managed the business plan process for seven department managers.• Business unit point of contact across all functional departments. • Contributed proactively in the development and refinement of operating processes.• Identified high margin new business opportunities to expand product lines.

Developed & implemented the annual budget process along with contingency planning. Created net sales, P&L forecasting, comparative analyses, and product margin models.

Managed all accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, and reporting for 3 clients comprising $100 million dollars in annual revenue.

Provided all sales reporting and analysis (monthly, quarterly, annually). Developed sales budget, and periodic forecasts. Determined field sales commission, managed divisional billing process and billing clerk.

Managed month end close, general ledger, and financial statement preparation. Managed all aspects of the annual budget process including preparation, reporting, and revised forecasting. Coordinated mid year and year-end audits with external audit team. Provided financial support to all administrative departments nationwide. Supervised and trained 3 professionals. • Implemented a paperless monthly reporting process by teaming with IT and Business Development that streamlined expense and variance analysis for all field sales managers.• Improved decision-making for the Chief Information Officer (CIO) by developing a comprehensive monthly reporting package for IT and Communications spending.

Monthly results reporting, expense analysis, budgeting. Supervised 1 professional.

Managed all budgeting issues, business planning, financial statement and cost analysis, quarterly management meetings and presentation. Supervised one budget/tax analyst. • Implemented a comprehensive business plan process including final presentation, acceptance by the executive committee, upload into JD Edwards budget module, and creation of sales reports and comparative analyses.• Developed standardized performance tools that focused the company on cost containment and profitability.• Key team member for the complete implementation of JD Edwards accounting system

• Management reporting• Financial analysis • Budgeting & forecasting• Price/Volume/Mix analysis• Financial support for sales, marketing, & manufacturing• Business Planning